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A qualitative exploration on the challenges of transfer students in an Asian educational context

Title:
A qualitative exploration on the challenges of transfer students in an Asian educational context
Authors:
Source:
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(6), -, 2021
Publisher:
MDPI
Year Published:
2021
Education Categories:
Keywords:
Transfer Students Academic Adjustment Social Integration Self-identity Psychological Well-being Higher Education in Asia
Region:
- Hong Kong
Period:
- 1997.7 onwards
Level:
- Post-Secondary Education
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Abstract:
Limited research has been conducted on community college (CC) transfer students' (TS) experiences in four-year universities, particularly in Asian contexts. To fill this research gap, in this qualitative study, 124 TS from various disciplines in a Hong Kong university participated in 39 focus groups and seven individual interviews. Unlike their Western counterparts, our TS were relatively better prepared and more academically adaptive. Nevertheless, their social integration was restricted by a lack of time for extra-curricular activities, a sense of inferiority and incompetence, and restricted social circles that did not enable interaction with non-TS. These challenges and their implications are discussed. In particular, this study has highlighted differences between the special education systems for CC transfer in Hong Kong and those in Western CC models. The study has also highlighted the study-induced stress, and poor self-perceptions that TS experience, despite their academic abilities. Copyright ©2021 MDPI.
Language:
- English
Document Type:
Journal Articles
ISSN:
- 16604601
DOI:
- 10.3390/ijerph18063238
Permalink:
https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/b1cf52cb
Entry Date:
2022-05-12